missed connections

photo by Fritz Myer

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“Dear PoPville,

Sunday, February 15 around 2:15pm at NOMA Gallaudet metro station. I was seated on the train and you came in and sat across the aisle from me, the car was relatively empty. The train was on the side of the tracks, as if going to Glenmont, however Metro was single tracking so when the train started moving, it went towards Union Station. (You saw the train sign read Shady Grove so you were going in the right direction)

A shocked woman on the train made a remark, (more…)

327 S Street, NE

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“Dear PoPville,

I briefly chatted with a really cute woman at Lost Generation (Saturday, Valentines Day) about our favorite movies. Hers were (more…)

2467 18th Street, NW

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“Dear PoPville,

I was walking out of Lost City Books in Adams Morgan on February 13 around 12:30-1pm, (more…)

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“Dear PoPville,

When: Saturday February 7th between 10:30 -11am
Where: Monroe St NW in Columbia Heights. Right before the light on 13th street.
What: You stopped to do a bodyweight deadlift in the middle of the sidewalk.

The interaction: (more…)

2122 P Street, NW

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“Dear PoPville,

We were both enjoying solo breakfast and reading at Bagels Etc. on 21st and P on February 7th. (more…)

photo by Jeff Vincent

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“Dear PoPville,

I’m in need of your assistance. I was leaving the 30s & 40s Singles Happy Hour at the Phillips Collection on February 5th around 6:30 p.m. I met a man waiting for the elevator; (more…)

photo by angela n.

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“Dear PoPville,

I saw a cute south Asian man on D5X on Saturday night (Jan 31st). We both got on at 14th and Belmont. (more…)

photo by Adam Fagen

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“Dear PoPville,

Monday, January 19 at DC Bouldering Project.

You: (more…)

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“Dear PoPville,

I’m hoping to connect with someone I met at La Colombe on Florida Ave at around 1 p.m. on Saturday the 17th. A French woman sitting next to me asked about some drawings in my book. We (more…)

photo by Emma K Alexandra

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“Dear PoPville,

I’m hoping to reconnect with a missed connection from yesterday evening.

I boarded the Metro at Farragut West around 5:45–6:00 pm, heading toward Franconia–Springfield on the Blue Line, when the conductor announced that everyone had to exit at Arlington Cemetery.

As we all got off, I struck up a conversation with a man next to me — very tall (around 6’3–6’5), bearded, wearing (more…)